Volkswagen has just announced that Jonathan Browning will be succeeding Stefan Jacoby as President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America effective October 1, 2010. Jacoby left the company last month to become CEO of Volvo, which is now owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. “Volkswagen will play an even stronger role in [...]
The Chevrolet Captiva, a European version of the Daewoo Winstorm from GM Daewoo, has yet to see a major redesign or facelift since its debut in 2006. At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, which is already going to be a significant show for General Motors, Chevrolet will unveil the new 2011 Captiva SUV with a [...]
At the 2010 Australian International Motor Show (Friday October 15, 2010 to be more specific) Mazda will hold the world debut of a its new Mazda BT-50 compact pickups. “The all-new Mazda BT-50 is presented as an ‘active lifestyle vehicle’ that overturns the conventional image of a compact pickup truck with modern and refined styling,” [...]
The VW Touareg is a great SUV for young urban professionals or newlyweds looking to start a family; for some, though, it lacks the style and speed a car should have. For individuals in the second category, JE Design has put together a performance package for the German high-rider. A new ECU gives the TDI [...]
At the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Pagani unveiled a one-off special-edition model called the Zonda Tricolore. The model was built in honor of Italy”s equivalent of Blue Angels and carries a color scheme used by aeronauts ““ including blue tinted carbon fiber and pairs of red, white and green stripes running down the hood. Well, Pagani [...]
Inside and outside, the Audi A5 is a good looking car. And while the Cabriolet may be even better looking than the hardtop model, tuning companies always believe they can do better. Senner Tuning has put together a package for the A5, and they”ve taken this German saloon to the extreme: new front bumpers, rear [...]
On Friday we brought you a preview of Ford’s new 43 Fiestas sweepstakes with a promo that featured AJ Allmendinger and Ken Block. FoMoCo has just released another promo showing Allmendinger and Block going at it on the track. Check out our original post for more details on the sweepstakes. Click here to read our [...]
The Honda CR-Z seemed like a moderate, reasonable, practical hybrid”¦and then it got a Wraptivo makeover. The tuning company has come with the Type-F, which boasts a new paint job and carbon fiber, along with a new widebody kit, new LED daytime running lamps, and Goodrich tires with Volk Racing wheels. In the performance department, [...]
The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is one good looking pickup but it looks even better with graphics. Building on the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor “digital mud” graphics from the 2010 model year, the 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor will get an optional hood graphic reminiscent of the matte black hoods from racing Ford Broncos of the [...]
The 2011 Ford Edge will be hitting dealerships later this year and to market the new crossover FoMoCo is launching a new campaign centered around print, television and digital advertising that showcases the car’s MyFord Touch driver connect technology, it’s new redesign and fuel-economy. “We have even better styling and design, and the groundbreaking MyFord [...]
